Elathur Assembly constituency

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Elathur
Constituency No. 26 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Korappuzha Bridge name board in Elathur Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Established2008
Total electors2,03,267 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party NCP(SP)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Elathur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly election, the current MLA is A. K. Saseendran of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).

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Local self-governed segments

Elathur Assembly constituency is composed of the following six wards of the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation (Elathur) in Kozhikode Taluk, and 6 Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk: [2]

Wards of Kozhikode Municipal Corporation in Elathur Constituency
Ward no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name
1 Elathur 2Chettikulam3Eranjikkal
4Puthur5Mokavur75Puthiyappa
Other Local Bodies in Elathur Constituency
NameLocal Body Type Taluk
Chelannur Grama panchayat Kozhikode
Kakkodi Grama panchayat Kozhikode
Kakkur Grama panchayat Kozhikode
Kuruvattur Grama panchayat Kozhikode
Nanmanda Grama panchayat Kozhikode
Thalakkulathur Grama panchayat Kozhikode

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  NCP-SP

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
2011 13th A. K. Saseendran NCP-SP 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 - 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

2021

There were 2,03,267 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Elathur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP-SP A. K. Saseendran 83,639 50.89 Increase2.svg2.24
DCK Sulfikar Mayoori45,13727.46
BJP T. P. Jayachandran Master32,01019.48Increase2.svg0.96
WPOI Tahir Mokandi2,0000.73
NOTA None of the above9860.48
Independent P. K. Radhakrishnan5800.35
Margin of victory38,50223.43Increase2.svg4.93
Turnout 1,64,35080.85Decrease2.svg2.43
NCP-SP hold Swing Increase2.svg2.24

2016

There were 1,88,528 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Elathur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP A. K. Saseendran76,38748.65Decrease2.svg1.49
JD(U) Kishen Chand47,45030.15
BJP Rajan Nair29,07018.52Increase2.svg9.63
Independent Krishnan1,7241.10
BSP Raghu1,1420.73
NOTA None of the above9860.63
Independent Useffali P. M.3670.23
Margin of victory29,05718.50Increase2.svg7.56
Turnout 1,57,00683.28Increase2.svg1.04
NCP hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.49

2011

There were 1,62,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Elathur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP A. K. Saseendran67,14350.14
SJ(D) Shaikh P. Harriz52,48939.20
BJP V. V. Rajan11,9018.89
Independent A. Sasindran1,4021.05
BSP Ramesh Nanmanda9710.73
Margin of victory14,65410.94
Turnout 1,57,00682.24
NCP win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.